But I will - as a matter of fact there will come a time this year when I will be taking a break from cooking and my kitchen, then I know these backup creations will come in handy. My hardrive is overflowing with so many exciting recipes I just have not gotten around to sharing them all. Nothing like a good dessert to perk you up I say! I also know what a sweet tooth most of you have so I thought we all should have good cake to celebrate Mardi Gras, 3 blog years and most of all to celebrate Soeren feeling better.Īs I looked through the archives of my hardrive I found these delightful cakes I made using the leftovers of the Opera Cake. He certainly felt better when we put on our aprons and took out the baking utensils for one of our favorite baking sessions.

The past two days I have kept him away from school and as I was home with him we had plenty of extra time. Shame that he spent his term break fighting off the flu and fever. The past week Soeren hardly had much of an appetite, I prepared a lot of soup and several of his favorite dishes but usually after a few bites he wanted to lie down again.

Through Soeren's fantasy world it becomes easy. Did I ever say how much fun it is to be a mummy? I mean, how else can we simply put the usual outer casing of adulthood aside, dress up and play make believe, stomping through the house without a care in the world. However, to perk up our spirits we still decided to dress up at home and play silly games, which made us laugh till our tummy hurts. So, Mardi Gras has kind of flown by without us. Usually Soeren and I enjoy this time and are invited to parties or go watch parades, however, he has been ill this past week. Everyone dresses up and masquerades during the celebrations and the streets are filled with people dressed up in costumes and colorful clothing. It's not only my blog anniversary celebration but it is also Mardi Gras or as we call it in Germany ' Karnival'. What would a party be without a decent cake?Īs we started this party week to celebrate 3 years of What's For Lunch, Honey? on a healthy note with a power wholegrain breakfast, we can now indulge in decadence without too much guilt!

Opera cake variations